What a sequence of BS. I mean Bond plots were always crazy and I am very generous when it comes to plot holes (trust me there are a lot) but what exactly is this guy's motivation? Is it because his face is scarred? Why was he hunting Spectre and Blofeld (forgive my ignorance but is that because Mr. White worked with Spectre - how the hell am I supposed to know with whom a minor character in one of the previous movies was affiliated?) Why wanted he Felix and Bond dead? And why did he take Mathilde and Madeleine hostage? How are they or Bond important to him in the grand scheme of things? What illicit or legal operations financed his massive clandestine operation? Or is that some sort of Zen inspired cloister with WMDs? Plus, why was there need for an urgent bombardment? I don't understand the rush. It's not as if the poison was about to be launched in intercontinental rockets any moment (and the other agencies will probably find out about MI6's secret weapon anyway). Plus, if that's poison, would you bomb that island and disperse any liquid? What could probably go wrong?

This movie is about 2 hours too long, cause the writers had an overlong checklist: visit at least 4 continents and 6 exotic locations (Italy and the bomb shelter are actually marvelous) in a rapid sequence, show 2 wonderful women (and who wouldn't find dangerous Paloma gorgeous - best 10 minutes of the movie), have 100 stunts, have two kinds of DNA based/ DNA activated WMDs, 20 fist fights in tight spots, 80 Landrovers and every other possible vehicle that is imaginable, and bring all lose ends from previous movies to an end (the bromance with Felix, Vesper, Blofeld, Spectre, Bond and whatnot).

It's a mediocre movie at best. There's not a single iconic moment that will be remembered. It's just explosions. Even Bond's death is inconsequential. There will be another Bond.

Bloody Hell!!!!!! What a send-off to Daniel Craig's Bond.

Literally, one of the best films I have seen this year and I have to say one of my favourite Bond films, the action was beautiful and the story had me on the edge of my seat which the previous outing did not do for me. I have to say the reason I think this film is so great is it is the most unique out of all of the Daniel Craig films with pretty perfect directing from Cary Joji Fukunaga and also using the older films prior to Daniel Graig being used to inspiring the films action, humour and just characters in general.

Also, I have to say the acting was great in this film as Daniel Craig (James Bond) is one of the best and he brings emotion to the character that no other Bond has, Lea Seydoux (Madeleine Swann) was used much better in this film and I believed her fear/love, Lashana Lynch (Nomi / 007) was a pleasant surprise as I am not a fan of hers but she had such great chemistry with Daniel Craig and sad we won't see them together. The biggest surprises were Christoph Waltz (Blofeld) who was a nothing villain in the previous film but in this, he just felt so much better even though he didn't have much screen time and Ana De Armas (Paloma) who really stole the show in her one scene and she literally me in stitches but also was freaking badass.

Thank you Daniel Craig for giving us such a great outing but also thank you to everyone involved who made sure this film does not only do justice to the character but also the franchise, I think old fans and new fans are going to love this film. Please see it in the cinema as it was a beautiful cinema experience.

It’s funny to know that this movie was intended to come out before the pandemic, because by releasing it now it might provide some unintentional food for thought for the morons who believe that a certain virus was actually conceived in a lab.
I genuinely wonder if those people will read that far into this film, I’d find it deeply amusing.

The good news is that there are definetely a lot of things this does better than _Spectre_.
The action is memorable and way more visceral (though it doesn’t quite surpass the _Mission Impossible Fallout_ bar) and the characters are generally more interesting.
I loved the women in this in particular, they all have distinct personalities and they’re not flawless human beings or overpowered (e.g. Ana de Armas is bubbly and fun, but at the same time she’s inexperienced and chaotic), like some blockbusters tend to do.
At the same time, we shouldn’t pretend that this film invented strong female characters for Bond, especially after we’ve had Eva Green and Judi Dench.
Meanwhile, James Bond himself has a very satisfying arc in this film, which isn’t too dissimilar to [spoiler] Tony Stark’s arc in Avengers Endgame [/spoiler], with a bold pay off in the third act. I’m happy that this film gave us confirmation that Mads Mikkelsen [spoiler] didn’t end up castrating Bond [/spoiler] in _Casino Royale_.
It’s paced very well, more like a traditional action film and less like a drama, which was the case for _Skyfall_ and _Spectre_.
And finally, the whole thing just looks great, it’s produced exuisetely. The cinematography isn’t quite _Skyfall_ level, but Roger Deakins is an impossible bar to clear for any cinematographer.

Unfortunately, this film really struggles with its tone, bouncing wildly between cartoonish nonsense and very dark, dramatic moments.
The plot is extremely silly and there are many cartoony moments, but it also has some scenes that feel more in line with the grit of _Casino Royale_.
It wants to honor the traditional Bond stuff, but at the same time it can’t let go of the roots of the Daniel Craig iteration, which makes it feel like an uneven artistic vision, because the foundation of Craig’s Bond rests on this idea that this isn’t the traditional Bond.
Also, Rami Malek didn’t leave much of an impression on me, kinda feeling like a stock villain (very much like Waltz in the last film). There’s not really an interesting motivation there, or an interesting evil plan. It’s a campy and theatrical plan, and it feels very familiar.
Finally, this film can be fairly predictable at times (for example: [spoiler] Matilde being Bond’s daughter was extremely obvious, they never should’ve played that as a twist. The same goes for Lea Seydoux being framed [/spoiler]).

So, it’s good, it pushes the creative boundaries of what a Bond movie is in some ways, which is the best stuff.
But I kinda hope they bring in someone with a fresh, fully realized artistic vision for the next reboot.

7/10

Ps for the Bond producers: please, please make a spin off with Ana de Armas’ character.

Damsel in distress.
Except that's what makes this film stand out as different from other Bond movies.
It isn't a damsel in distress, but instead a child in jeopardy. 007 finds himself trying to protect the most innocent of creatures.
Along the way, he goes through some high octane action sequences. And he fights against a villain using genetic engineering in a weird and deadly way.
However, the biggest problems here are "predictability" and "horrible directing".
The imagery is horrible. Even when there are exotic locales, there is not one cinematic second. It's all dull and tedious.
The classic 007 films of the Connery and Moore era had cinematic beauty with exotic locales.
In the era of Daniel Craig, this poor actor has to go through movies where the director can't even make imagery out of the most exotic locations.
Why even film on locations? This may as well been done in the studio of Mr. Rogers and his neighborhood.

I guess there was time to die, and as so many predicted, be replaced with a female Bond of color. Because... woke.

But it is fitting that Craig went out like that, he seemed to be the only man in the world that didn't want to be James Bond. There was nothing playful about him...

... he was just miserable, and miserable from start to finish. I don't see the draw in watching a depressing 007, and I don't see the draw in watching the inevitable new Politically Correct 007 either.

Neither seem to fit with the franchise.